Apple stores to go cashwrap-free; media player sales going flat
Apple Inc.'s retail shops will be some of the first to drop dedicated cash registers almost entirely when the company expands on-the-spot payment system, according to ifo Apple Store. Meanwhile, a study suggests handheld jukebox sales may be flat fr...
Apple stores to go cashwrap-free; media player sales going flat
Apple stores to go cashwrap-free; media player sales going flat
Netflix, the world's largest online movie rental service, and electronics maker LG said Thursday they have joined forces to develop a set-top box for consumers to stream movies and other programming directly from the Internet to HDTVs -- bypassing th...
Netflix and LG to make a run at Apple TV and iTunes
Netflix and LG to make a run at Apple TV and iTunes
A quick-and-dirty patent filing on the behalf of Apple Inc. proposes a new notebook docking station modeled after its all-in-one iMac desktop computer, where a notebook computer would be inserted into the side of the iMac-like chassis, essentially mo...
Apple filing proposes iMac-like notebook docking station
Apple filing proposes iMac-like notebook docking station
A patent application submitted in 2006 and published for the first time today has revealed that Apple is working on a docking station for portable computers, the exterior of which closely resembles Apple's iMac line of desktop computers.
Apple Creating iMac-like Docking Station
Apple Creating iMac-like Docking Station
A new patent application from Apple which describes dynamically changing keys using OLED (organic light emitting diodes) on each key face. This is similar to the widely-publicized (but not yet shipping) Optimus keyboard:
Optimus-like OLED Apple Keyboard
Optimus-like OLED Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. in a new patent filing proposes to solve the ages-old problem of having to manufacture distinct keyboards to support the various alphabets and key arrangements of foreign countries by developing an OLED-based model where key arrangements ...
Apple developing dynamic OLED-based keyboard
Apple developing dynamic OLED-based keyboard
Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z may be on the verge of launching a new record label in concert with Apple Inc. where music releases would take place on the iPod maker's iTunes download service, according to rumors published this week by one blog site.
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Rumor places Jay-Z and Apple in record label deal
Citing ...
Rumor places Jay-Z and Apple in record label deal
Apple Inside reports that Apple Inc. will outline a high-definition video strategy at this month's Macworld Expo
Apple Inc. at this month's Macworld Expo will will outline a high-definition video strategy that will see its weight thrown further behind Sony Corp's Blu-ray DVD format as opposed to Toshiba's HD-DVD, according to one Wall Street analyst.Apple set to ship Macs with Blu-ray support - report
Apple will present a product it has yet to announce at a Final Cut Pro user group event just a day after the Macworld keynote. Also, longtime digital music holdout Radiohead has officially released its first album through iTunes.
Final Cut Pro gr...
Apple presenting "secret" at Final Cut meet; Radiohead on iTunes
Final Cut Pro gr...
Apple presenting "secret" at Final Cut meet; Radiohead on iTunes
As further evidence to the authenticity of GearLive's leaked iPhone 1.1.3 firmware photos and videos that were leaked over the weekend, Hrmph.com dug up a patent application that was published in August of last year that clearly shows Apple's describ...
Apple's 'Wobbling' Home Screen Icons in iPhone 1.1.3
Apple's 'Wobbling' Home Screen Icons in iPhone 1.1.3
Apple has filed for a patent in the U.S. for a Digital Rights Management system for controlling where software runs. The method described in the application is one that allows for the injection of code into an application's run-time instruction stream that checks to see if the application is being run on a specific hardware platform, and then repeats that check to see if it is still being run on that authorized platform.
Apple Patent Filing Hints at DRM for Mac OS
Apple Patent Filing Hints at DRM for Mac OS
Mac maker Apple Inc., which later this month will unveil its first sub-notebook design in over a decade, is likely to offer an external optical drive as an optional accessory, according to a new report.
Corroborating AppleInsider reports dating ba...
Apple may offer external optical drive with new sub-notebook
Corroborating AppleInsider reports dating ba...
Apple may offer external optical drive with new sub-notebook
Sources familiar with Apple's plans for 2008 report that the company is eyeing a new mobile processor from Intel code-named Silverthorne for use in a new generation of handheld devices. That has broad implications for Apple's expanding role in consum...
Will Apple Rescue Intel's Silverthorne
Will Apple Rescue Intel's Silverthorne
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs promised a revolution when he unveiled the iPhone in January -- and he delivered. Apple reinvents the phone, Jobs boldly declared at the time. While reimagining might have been more accurate, it's clear less than a year later that in ways both obvious and not, the iPhone has had a profound impact on the mobile phone business and likely will keep on influencing it for years to come.
Apple's One-Year Phone Industry Revolution
Apple's One-Year Phone Industry Revolution
MacRumors has heard reliable confirmation about some features in upcoming Apple notebook releases due at Macworld San Francisco 2008.
Apple Sub Notebook Hints: External Optical Drive, MultiTouch Trackpad
Apple Sub Notebook Hints: External Optical Drive, MultiTouch Trackpad
To round-out the 2007 year of rumoring, here is a wrap up of some of the biggest leaks from 2007.
Biggest Apple Leaks in 2007
Biggest Apple Leaks in 2007
Apple Inc. intends to discuss its results for the just-ended fiscal quarter in late January. Also, a video has surfaced of the major changes rumored to accompany the iPhone's 1.1.3 firmware upgrade.
Apple's first fiscal quarter results due Jan. 2...
Apple Q108 results webcast Jan. 22nd; more on iPhone 1.1.3 leak
Apple's first fiscal quarter results due Jan. 2...
Apple Q108 results webcast Jan. 22nd; more on iPhone 1.1.3 leak
Tomorrow we start the New Year, and for those of you who aren't still in line to buy a Nintendo Wii, it is looking to be a good one. I'm having my doubts about Apple though, as it would seem success is going to their head as they put Think Secret out of business, and I and a lot of others were tricked into believing they personally threaten the guy who writes the Fake Steve Jobs parody.
Apple in 2008, Getting Ready for CES, Product of the Year
Apple in 2008, Getting Ready for CES, Product of the Year
Adding to the media frenzy surrounding possible iTunes movie rentals, a Hollywood magazine alleges that Apple's rentals will only last for short stretches of time and will use a flexible price structure.
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New report claims 24-hour, variable price iTunes rentals
Variety refers to supposed studio contacts ...
New report claims 24-hour, variable price iTunes rentals
Variety cites studio sources and confirms previous reports that Apple will be announcing iTunes movie rentals at Macworld San Francisco 2008.
Fox and Disney iTunes Movie Rentals, 24 Hours Only
Fox and Disney iTunes Movie Rentals, 24 Hours Only